RAA Hosts Holiday Exhibition

Christ Community Church, 1935 – watercolor by Martha Elliott Killian. One of the artworks shown in “Gifted: A Holiday Member Exhibition” at Fort Tilden.

In this season of giving, the Rock-
away Artists Alliance (RAA) presents "Gifted: A Holiday Member Exhibition." The opening wine and cheese reception is Sunday, November 9, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Everyone is gifted in his or her own unique way. The artists in this exhibit share their unique gifts by displaying their favorite subjects, media and techniques. "Gifted: A Holiday Member Exhibition" runs from Saturday, November 8, 2003 to January 11, 2004 in the Rockaway Center for the Arts (RoCA), sTudio 6 Gallery in Fort Tilden/Gateway National Recreation Area. Gallery hours are Saturdays 12-5 p.m. and Sundays 1-4 p.m. Admission is free.

"Gifted" is presented in partnership with the National Park Service/ Gateway National Recreation Area. For information and directions: phone 718 474-0861, e-mail rockart116@aol.com.

The exhibition includes: watercolors that capture the expansive sea blazing with sunset or a quiet church nestled in the snow; delicate needlework rendered in spectacularly colorful quilts and a jacket that unites hands and hearts; photographs of the rugged power and grace of cascading waterfalls; imaginative digital art brought to dynamic heights by strokes of pastel and watercolor; the simple tenderness of children in repose and the majesty of an antique cathedral; broken pottery recycled into an elegant box in which to nestle favorite keepsakes; Chinese brush paintings, mobiles, bronze sculpture and more; real, surreal, abstract and indefinable. "Gifted" shows a taste for all seasons in a season for all tastes.

A visit to Fort Tilden, Gateway National Recreation Area in mid-fall is a gift in itself. Sparkling colors and spicy scents surround you as you walk through this wooded seaside national park.